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Diogenes
Diogenes is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 0392-1921Verify ISSN ↗1467-7695Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$3,450 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Diogenes indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2015 (also 2002–2013, 1996–2000, 1986–1988, 1983, 1981, 1977–1979, 1975)).
What is the impact factor of Diogenes?
Diogenes has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Diogenes?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,450 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Diogenes and what is its ISSN?
Diogenes is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0392-1921 and its online ISSN is 1467-7695.
Is Diogenes in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Diogenes open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Diogenes for 27 years, between 1975 and 2015, with 14 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2015, 11 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,414 works and 12,684 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2024, 9 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2015. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Diogenes? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Diogenes has an h-index of 43 and a 2-year mean of 1.02 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Diogenes published 47 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 63. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Diogenes? — latest 43 articles, 2024
In its latest 43 research articles (2024), authors are most often from France (27.9%), Italy (16.3%) and United States (15.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Diogenes? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2015. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2015
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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